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Chapter XXVII
PECULIAR MESSENGERS Gerald was alone for some time; he remained in the same position. He was partly stunned by what had happened. It had all taken place so rapidly, and so unexpectedly, and he feared--greatly--the danger ahead. Man to man, he would have feared nothing. He was not a coward.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “PECULIAR MESSENGERS Gerald was alone for some time; he remained in the same position.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Man to man, he would have feared nothing.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Man to man, he would have feared nothing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was partly stunned by what had happened.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “PECULIAR MESSENGERS Gerald was alone for some time; he remained in the same position.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “PECULIAR MESSENGERS Gerald was alone for some time; he remained in the same position.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “PECULIAR MESSENGERS Gerald was alone for some time; he remained in the same position.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Man to man, he would have feared nothing.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He was not a coward.
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From this reading It had all taken place so rapidly, and so unexpectedly, and he feared--greatly--the danger ahead.
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From this reading It had all taken place so rapidly, and so unexpectedly, and he feared--greatly--the danger ahead.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading PECULIAR MESSENGERS Gerald was alone for some time; he remained in the same position.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It had all taken place so rapidly, and so unexpectedly, and he feared--greatly--the danger ahead.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He was partly stunned by what had happened.
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From this reading He was not a coward.
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From this reading It had all taken place so rapidly, and so unexpectedly, and he feared--greatly--the danger ahead.
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From this reading It had all taken place so rapidly, and so unexpectedly, and he feared--greatly--the danger ahead.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading PECULIAR MESSENGERS Gerald was alone for some time; he remained in the same position.
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From this reading PECULIAR MESSENGERS Gerald was alone for some time; he remained in the same position.
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From this reading It had all taken place so rapidly, and so unexpectedly, and he feared--greatly--the danger ahead.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was partly stunned by what had happened.
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From this reading He was partly stunned by what had happened.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Man to man, he would have feared nothing.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading PECULIAR MESSENGERS Gerald was alone for some time; he remained in the same position.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading PECULIAR MESSENGERS Gerald was alone for some time; he remained in the same position.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had all taken place so rapidly, and so unexpectedly, and he feared--greatly--the danger ahead.
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From this reading Man to man, he would have feared nothing.
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From this reading PECULIAR MESSENGERS Gerald was alone for some time; he remained in the same position.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was not a coward.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Man to man, he would have feared nothing.
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From this reading He was partly stunned by what had happened.
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From this reading PECULIAR MESSENGERS Gerald was alone for some time; he remained in the same position.
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From this reading It had all taken place so rapidly, and so unexpectedly, and he feared--greatly--the danger ahead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PECULIAR MESSENGERS Gerald was alone for some time; he remained in the same position.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It had all taken place so rapidly, and so unexpectedly, and he feared--greatly--the danger ahead.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading PECULIAR MESSENGERS Gerald was alone for some time; he remained in the same position.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading PECULIAR MESSENGERS Gerald was alone for some time; he remained in the same position.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It had all taken place so rapidly, and so unexpectedly, and he feared--greatly--the danger ahead.
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From this reading PECULIAR MESSENGERS Gerald was alone for some time; he remained in the same position.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was partly stunned by what had happened.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It had all taken place so rapidly, and so unexpectedly, and he feared--greatly--the danger ahead.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PECULIAR MESSENGERS Gerald was alone for some time; he remained in the same position.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading PECULIAR MESSENGERS Gerald was alone for some time; he remained in the same position.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Man to man, he would have feared nothing.
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From this reading It had all taken place so rapidly, and so unexpectedly, and he feared--greatly--the danger ahead.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading PECULIAR MESSENGERS Gerald was alone for some time; he remained in the same position.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He was partly stunned by what had happened.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Man to man, he would have feared nothing.
